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|caption=Cover of ''Bullet Points'' #1 (Jan,January 2007).<br>Art, art by [[Tommy Lee Edwards]].

'''''Bullet Points''''' is a [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comic book [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] that was published by [[Marvel Comics]] in [[2006 in comics|2006]] and [[2007 in comics|2007]], written by [[J. Michael Straczynski]], illustrated by [[Tommy Lee Edwards]] and lettered by John Workman.

The series was released under the ''[[Marvel Knights]]'' imprint and examines the consequences to the Marvel Universe when Dr. Erskine is killed before [[Captain America|Steve Rogers]] is not injected with the [[Supersoldier|Super-Soldier Serum]] andbut becomesinstead Captainis AmericaIron Man.

[[Image:Bulletpoints.jpg|thumb|left|Cover to Issue''Bullet Points'' #2.]]

The series begins on December 8, 1940. Dr. [[Abraham Erskine]] is killed by a German spy, along with MP [[Uncle Ben|Benjamin Parker]], before the Super-Soldier Serum was to be used for ''Project: Rebirth''.

Due to the assassination, ''Project: Rebirth'' is canceled. The US government activates ''Project: Iron Man'' and asks Steve Rogers to participate in it. Steve accepts, and is permanently bonded to the [[Iron Man's armor|Iron Man armor]]. Iron Man debuts during the [[Guadalcanal campaign|Battle of Guadalcanal]], going on to help win the [[World War II|Second World War]]. As he was never frozen as in the mainstream Marvel Universe, Rogers goes on to become an essential part of American military tactics over the resulting decades, drafting Dr. [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] to provide technical support.

Meanwhile, lacking the guidance of a role model who taught him the value of responsibility as a result of [[Uncle Ben|Benjamin Parker]]'s death, [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] grows up to become a disaffected, trouble-making punk. At one point, Peter decides to sneak out of a field trip to a desert base and goes joyriding with friends in a stolen jeep. After the jeep breaks down, Peter goes off to find fuel, but accidentally wanders into a test site just as a gamma bomb is detonated. Soon after recovering from the explosion and returning home, Peter is confronted by the two friends, who accuse him of getting them into trouble. Peter becomes angry and turns into the [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]], destroying property around him. The Hulk is confronted by the police. [[Aunt May|May Parker]] recognizes the Hulk as Peter and suffers a heart attack, which causes him to flee in distress.

As a result of Peter's transformation, the recently retired Steve Rogers is drafted back to wear the [[Iron Man's armor|Iron Man armor]] to capture Peter. After visiting Aunt May in hospital to say goodbye before running away, Peter is confronted by Iron Man and several army troops. Rejecting Rogers's attempts to calm him, Peter turns into the Hulk and confronts Iron Man. After a long fight outside the hospital, the Hulk eventually kills Iron Man; realizing what he has done, Peter flees in terror.

Meanwhile, Reed Richards, along with his co-pilots [[Thing (comics)|Ben Grimm]], [[Invisible Woman|Sue Storm]] and [[Human Torch|Johnny Storm]], launch into space in a rocket designed to collect cosmic rays. However, the rocket explodes before it can reach orbit due to sabotage, crashing back to Earth and killing Ben, Johnny and Sue, with Reed being the only survivor. Reed is then invited to lead the spy organization [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]]. As head of S.H.I.E.L.D., Reed uses his technical genius and scientific background to pioneer numerous radical technologies and also drafts numerous other alternate versions of Marvel heroesothers, including [[Alternative versions of Spider-Man#Spider-Man (Bruce Banner)|Bruce Banner]], [[Doctor Strange|Stephen Strange]], and [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]], into the organization.

Blaming himself and his gamma bomb for ParkersParker's condition, Bruce Banner begins to obsessively research methods of curing Peter. During one of his experiments, he is bitten by a radioactive spider collected from the gamma bomb test site and mutates into a feral half-man, half-spider creature. After going on the run for two years, Bruce is captured and becomes Spider-Man after having his mutation brought under control.

[[Galactus]] arrives on Earth alongside his herald the [[Silver Surfer]], intending to consume the planet as he has consumed others over the millennia. The US Army and Air Force are wiped out as they confront the Silver Surfer. Earth's superhumans attempt to stop Galactus, only to be killed or injured ''en masse'', with only a few managing to come through the battle unscathed. The Hulk emerges from seclusion, attacks Galactus, and dies after being blasted by the Power Cosmic. Parker's death inspires the Silver Surfer to attack Galactus, who eventually leaves Earth after killing the Silver Surfer. The series ends with an epilogue at Steve Rogers's and Peter Parker's gravestones.

* '''[[Iron Man]]''' ([[Captain America|Steve Rogers]]): Soldier in World War II who volunteers for ''Project: Iron Man''. DiesHe dies after attempting to subdue and arrest the Hulk.

* '''[[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]]''' ([[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]]): Exposed to gamma bomb who turns into the Hulk whenever angry. RunsHe runs away after accidentally killing Iron Man. EmergesHe later emerges from seclusion and dies while attacking Galactus.

* '''[[MisterReed FantasticRichards|Dr. Reed Richards]]''': Government scientist working on ''"Project: Iron Man''.", Becomesis director of S.H.I.E.L.D. after the crash landing of his rocket and the deaths of the co-pilots. ResemblesHe resembles [[Nick Fury]] in appearance.

* '''[[Spider-Man]]''' ([[Hulk (comics)|Bruce Banner]]): S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist who is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains spider-like abilities.

* ''[[JLA: The Nail]]'' by DC Comics - a story by DC with a similar concept.

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